One of the most anticipated music events of the year Meltdown offers a guest director the chance to curate their own personal festival, revealing their interests and influences through a series of artistic happenings at London's Southbank Centre. The festival's eclectic mix of music, art, performance and film brings together a diverse range of artists, resulting in unique collaborations and historic one-off events.
Ever since emerging out of the Bristol club scene in the late 1980s, Massive Attack have always been musical innovators, pushing barriers forward with every release and working with a wide range of collaborators including Tricky, Portishead, Liz Fraser, Sinéad O'Connor, Mos Def and Damon Albarn.
The full line-up for Massive Attack’s Meltdown was announced on Sunday 20 April 2008. Tickets can be booked through Southbank Ticket office and Southbank Centre Website. Fans of past Meltdowns and Massive Attack will find Facebook (fanpage) , YouTube (channel) and Myspace Sites published about these events and artists
| Year |
Curator |
Artists |
| 1993 |
George Benjamin |
The London Philharmonic Orchestra with conductors George Benjamin & Frank Welser-Möst, Ensemble Modern with conductor Markus Stenz, percussionists James Wood, Robert van Sice and Emmanuel Séjourné and soprano Sara Stowe, Nikolai and Valery Mongoush, London Sinfonietta, Hatton Hodgson, Paul Burwell, Just Merit Film @NFT |
| 1994 |
Louis Andriessen |
Housewatch, Icebreaker, City Degung Gamelon Ensemble, Piano Circus, The Steve Martland Band, Mecklenburgh Opera Ensemble, Bang On A Can All Stars, Gavin Bryars Ensemble, Philip Glass, Alain Patel and Les Ballets C de la B, Asko Ensemble |
| 1995 |
Elvis Costello |
Jeff Buckley, Keith Tippett The Jazz Paseengers, Marc Ribot, Composers Ensemble, Brodsky Quartet BJ Cole's Transparent Music Trio, Bill Frissell Trio Steve Nieve The London Sinfonietta The Wooden Indians The Angell Piano Trio The London Philharmonic Orchestra Anuna and the Sabri Brothers, Moondog June Tabor, Huw Warren, Mark Emerson, Patricia Rozario, Fretwork, The Composers Ensemble, Michael McGlynn, Jeff Buckley, Elvis Costello |
| 1996 |
Magnus Lindberg |
Ibimil and Yat-Kha, Trevor Wishart, Electric Pheonix, Sonic Arts Network, Bruce Gilbert aka the bee keeper ,Heiner Goebbels David Moss, Ernst Stotzner, Varttina and Leningrad Cowboys, London Sinfonietta, Fritz Lang's Metropolis, Avantil |
| 1997 |
Laurie Anderson |
DJ Scanner, Ivor Cutler, Lou Reed, Spalding Gray Gidon Kremer and his Tango Group Ivor Cutler Ken Nordine Arto Lindsay Alan Read Spalding Gray Heather Woodbury Lou Reed |
| 1998 |
John Peel |
Cornershop, Gorkys Zygotic Mynci, Masonna, Sonic Youth, Spiritualized, The Delgados, XOL DOG 400, The Jesus and Mary Chain,Culture Blood, Damon Albarn, Jessica Voorsanger The leopards, The Beau Hunks play the films of Laurel and Hardy Ardan O'Hanlonand Jeremy Hardy |
| 1999 |
Nick Cave |
Question Mark & the Mysterians, Barry Humphries, Bonnie Prince Billy, Console, Faust, Gary Lucas, Kleidler, Nina Simone, Syd Straw, The Dirty Three, To Rococo Rot, Van Dyke Parks Polly Borland, Tony Clark |
| 2000 |
Scott Walker |
Mark-Anthony Turnage, Asian Dub Foundation, Blur, Cicala Mvta, Clinic, Evan Parker, Jarvis Cocker, Jim O'Rourke, Luc Bondy, Radiohead, Richard Alston Dance Company |
| 2001 |
Robert Wyatt |
Baaba Maal, David Gilmour, Elvis Costello & Brett Anderson, Ivor Cutler, Julie Tippetts, Massacre, Matthew Shipp & William Parker, Max Roach, Oi Va Voi, Sparklehorse, The Raincoats, Tricky, Wayne Horvitz |
| 2002 |
David Bowie |
Asian Dub Foundation, Baby Zizanie, Badly Drawn Boy, Bobby Conn, Coldplay, Daniel Johnston, David Kitt, Fischerspooner, Gonzales, Harry Hill, Kimmo Pohjonen, Luke Haines, Mercury Rev, Peaches, Pete Yorn, Philip Glass, Senor Coconut Y Su Conjunto, Six by Seven, Stew, Suede, Supergrass, Television, The Dandy Warhols, The Divine Comedy, The International Noise Conspiracy, The Legendary Stardust Cowboy, The Lonesome Organist, The Polyphonic Spree, The The, The Waterboys, The Yeah Yeah Yeahs |
| 2003 |
Lee "Scratch" Perry |
Fun Lovin' Criminals, Michael Franti and Spearhead, Stateside Hombres, The Sun Ra Arkestra, Asian Dub Foundation, Tortoise, The Bees, Mad Professor |
| 2004 |
Morrissey |
Alan Bennett, Ari Up, Cockney Rejects, Damien Dempsey, Ennio Marchetto, Gene, James Maker with Noko 440, Jane Birkin, Linder Sterling, London Sinfonietta plays Henryk Górecki + Arvo Pärt, Loudon Wainwright III, Lypsinka, Nancy Sinatra, New York Dolls, The Ordinary Boys, Sparks, The Libertines |
| 2005 |
Patti Smith |
Antony and the Johnsons, Balanescu Quartet, Bert Jansch, Beth Orton, Billy Bragg, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Brian Jonestown Massacre, Carbon/Silicon, Cat Power, Ed Harcourt, Eels, Flea, Fred Frith, Hank Williams III, Janet Hamill, Jeff Beck, Joanna Newsom, John Cale, John Frusciante, Johnny Marr & Robin Hitchcock, Kevin Shields, Kristin Hersh, Lemn Sissay, Lenny Kaye, Loso, Martha Wainwright, Marc Almond, Rachid Taha, Richard Hell, Roy Harper, Sinéad O'Connor, Steve Earle, Television, Tinariwen, Tori Amos, Yat-Kha, Yoko Ono |
| 2006 |
N/A |
Royal Festival Hall closed for refurbishment |
| 2007 |
Jarvis Cocker |
Cornershop, Iggy & The Stooges, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Motörhead, Devo, Melanie Safka, Roky Erickson, Sunn O))), littl'ans, Scout Niblett, Selfish Cunt, John Barry |
| 2008 |
Massive Attack |
Massive Attack, Gong, Yellow Magic Orchestra, Reggae Acoustic Songbook Reprieve Screens Taxi to the dark side and post-show talk with Mozzamm Begg and Clive Stafford Smith Elbow The night james Brown Saved Boston Stiff Little Fingers The Shortwave Set, Grace Jones Gang of Four Tom Tom Club, Terry Callier, Aloe Blacc, Tunng, Leila, Saxobn Sound system, Untited Visual Arts (Installation Volume) Silent Disco |
